Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 155,500 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Cameroon, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 155,500 t for cotton lint, ginned — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Cameroon peaked at 156,000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 60,000 t, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 14th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 68,000 t | — |
| 2011 | 60,000 t | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 75,000 t | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 91,000 t | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 105,000 t | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 107,000 t | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 102,000 t | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 106,000 t | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 100,000 t | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 140,000 t | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 147,000 t | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 156,000 t | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 141,700 t | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 155,500 t | +9.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 155,500 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,798 t, 15.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 155,500 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,798 t, 15.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95,400 t | 60,000 t | 140,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 150,050 t | 141,700 t | 156,000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 11 Mexico 234,980 t compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 214,865 t compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,740 t compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 412.77 t compare
- 13 Turkmenistan 178,083 t compare
- 14 Viet Nam 6.92 t compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 108,218 t compare
- 16 Myanmar 104,838 t compare
- 17 Nigeria 99,200 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 332.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4433 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — production in Cameroon?
- Cotton lint, ginned — production in Cameroon was 155,500 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 156,000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,000 t in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint, ginned — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.